Los Angeles Angels vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 3/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Thursday, March 28, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+170) Baltimore (-210)

The Los Angeles Angels (73-89 last year) are hitting the road to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Thursday where they will compete against the Baltimore Orioles (101-61 last season). The odds on this game have the Angels at +170 and the Orioles are priced at -210. The total is set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Patrick Sandoval and Corbin Burnes.

The Angels recorded 248 two-baggers as a team and hit 231 baseballs out of the stadium. Los Angeles had a slugging percentage of .426 and struck out 1,524 times, while taking a walk on 518 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels recorded 4.6 runs/g, which put them at 16th in MLB. They had 708 runs batted in as well as 1,346 base knocks in the prior season, while their average at the plate finished at .245. They accumulated 739 runs and held an on-base percentage of .317.

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The Angels compiled a team ERA of 4.64 over the course of the prior season (23rd in MLB), and the staff rung up 1,445 hitters. Angels pitchers allowed 209 home runs in addition to 829 runs in total (24th in baseball). They walked 636 opposing players and their FIP finished at 4.65 as a squad over the course of last year. Los Angeles allowed 1,394 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 738 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio was at 2.27 and the pitching staff held a collective WHIP of 1.42.

Angels pitchers stepped onto the hill with runners on 124 times and also had 168 games in high leverage situations. The bullpen racked up 96 holds during the previous year (8th in MLB). The Angels relievers earned a save rate of 59.7% and entered the game in 171 save situations. They earned 43 saves during the previous year and did not convert 29 of 72 save chances. The relievers inherited 197 runners for the previous season with 43.7% of them ended up scoring. The Angels dispatched 491 relief pitchers to the hill for the previous season.

The Angels transformed 68.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,885 innings on the field, which had them sitting 25th in MLB. The Los Angeles Angels had a tally of 4,295 putouts during the previous year, as well as 1,284 assists and 95 errors. Their fielding percentage held at .983 which ranked 25th in professional baseball, and earned 125 double plays.

Sandoval has thrown 456 innings and has totaled 448 strikeouts so far in his career. His earned run average is 3.83 (194 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.372. He has allowed 425 base knocks (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 201 free passes. Sandoval (17-37 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.97 while he has gone up against 1,981 batters in the major leagues.

The Orioles had a slugging percentage of .421 and they scored 4.98 runs per outing (7th in the league). They notched 309 two-baggers, while taking a walk 512 times as well as putting up 807 runs. Baltimore hit 183 long balls in the prior season in addition to 780 RBIs. They were called out on strikes on 1,370 occasions (19th in the league) and tallied 1,399 base hits. The Baltimore Orioles tallied an OBP of .321 in addition to a team batting average of .255 in the previous season.

The Orioles had a team WHIP of 1.243 with a FIP of 3.98 as a staff during the previous year. They were sitting at 14th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,334. The Baltimore pitching staff allowed 678 runs over the course of last year while holding a team ERA of 3.90 (629 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio came in at 8.90 (1,431 strikeouts against 473 bases on balls). They surrendered 177 long balls and they surrender 4.20 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

Baltimore relief pitchers had an inherited score rate of 33.9% of 289 inherited runners. Their relievers stepped onto the mound 205 times in high leverage situations and on 197 occasions with runners on base. With 191 save situations, the Orioles compiled 108 holds in addition to 31 blown saves. They were ranked 17th in the league holding a save percentage of 61.3%, and they dispatched 560 relievers onto the diamond last season. Baltimore called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 80 save opportunities and they earned 49 saves.

The Baltimore Orioles had 140 double plays and notched a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in pro baseball). The Orioles accrued 1,444 assists, 71 errors and a tally of 4,361 putouts last year. In 13,083 innings on the diamond, the Orioles finished with a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (12th in the majors).

So far in his career, Burnes has surrendered 542 hits while tallying 870 strikeouts in 709 frames. He has given up 257 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.055 and a FIP of 3.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.22 and he has gone up against 2,865 batters in his MLB career. Burnes (45-27 mark in his career) holds a 3.26 earned run average and has conceded 6.9 hits per 9 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore (-210)

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